The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 1978
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
11:13 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 691
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.15° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.56° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.